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W. TEEPLE.

HAY AND STRAW BURNING STOVE.

N No. 258,328. Patented May23, 18-82.

WITNESSES INVENTOR: BY JA Y @JZ W K ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WIL IAM TEEPLE, or WATERTOWN, DAKOTA TERRITORY, Assrenon To.

. HIMSELF AND H. o. TROUT, on SAME PLACE.

HAY AND STRAW BURNING STOVE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,328, dated May 23,1882.

Application filed October 6, 1881.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM TEEPLE, of

kota Territory, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hay andStraw Burning Stoves, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactspecification. I

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of my improvement. Fig. 2 is asectional plan view of the same, taken through the linear at, Fig. 1.Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the feed-bucket, part being broken away.Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same, partly in section through the line yFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of a part of the burner. Fig. 6is a sectional plan View of a part of the bucket, taken through the line2 2, Fig. 5, showing a keeper for the fastening-rod. Fig. 7 is asectional plan view of a part of the bucket, taken through the line 1;n, Fig. 5, showing a keeper for a strap.

The object of this inventionis to provide an effective means for burninghay and straw for heating and cooking purposes, and also to promoteconvenience in supplying the burner with fuel.

A is the base of the burner, which is made square and of a length andwidth about two inches greater than the diameter of the outer cylinder,B, and eight inchesdeep, to afford space for a large ash-pan. The base Ais provided with feet 0 in the ordinary manner, and its front is formedof two doors, D, to allow the ash-pan to be conveniently put in andtaken out.

The cylinder B is made of-sheet-iron, and is about two feet in diameterand two and a half feet in height.

. To the upper edge of the cylinder B is attached a ring-cap, E, whichis provided with an inner fiat cover, F, and an ornamented outer cover,G. The covers F G are pivoted near one side to the ring-cap E, so thatthey can be swung to one side to allow fuel to be oonven ientlyintroduced. i

In' the top of the base A is formed an opening of a diameter nearlyequal to the interior (No model.)

diameter of the cylinder B, and across which extend cross-bars H tosupport the inner 'cylinder, I, and the grate J. Theinner cylinder, I,is formed of upright parallelbars connected at their upper and lowerends by rings, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The cylinder Iis kept in placeby lugs or shoulders formed upon or attached to the bars H. The innercylinder, I, is about twenty inches in diameter and of about the sameheight as the outer cylinder, B', so that its upper edge will restagainst a shoulder or flange of the ring-cap E. With this construction adraft-space will be formed all around thefuel contained in the innercylinder, so that the draft cannot become ob-.

structed. The grate J is pivoted at its center to the cross-bars H, andis provided withupwardly-projecting pins or points K, two inches (moreor less) in height, to rake oft the ashes from the bottom of the burningmass of'hay or straw. The inner cylinder, I, and the grate J can each bevibrated to shake down the ashes by means of a lever introduced througha draft-opening in the lower part of the cylinder B, which opening isclosed by a sliding damper, L,'so that the draft can be regulated as maybe required.

In the cylinder B, a little above the damper L, is formed an opening,closed by a door, M, for convenience in lighting the tire.

In the cylinder B, near its upper edge, is formed a small opening,closed bya sliding or rotating damper, N, to give a sufficient'draft tocarry off the smoke and developed gases when the lower damper, L, isclosed.

0 is the feed-bucket, which is open at top and bottom, and is formed ofa plate of sheet metal bent into cylindrical form, with its edgesoverlapped.

To the outer edge of the plate of the bucket are attached the ends ofthree straps, P, which pass through slots or notches in an upright rod,Q. The rod Q slidesin keepers It, attached to the inner part of theplate of the bucket at such a distance from its edge as to be out of roothe side of the bucket-O, to keep the said ends close to the side of thesaid bucket. The free ends of the straps P can be bent outward, or canhave pins attached to them to serve as stops to prevent the said strapsfrom drawing out of the said keepers and to prevent thebucket'fromexpanding toomuch In the up I per edge of each of the strapsP is formed a notch, into which the rod Q (or shoulders or studsuponzthe said rod) drops when the bucket 0 is contracted to the desiredpoint, to lock the said bucket in that position.

To the middle part of the rod Q is attached an outwardly-proj'ectin gpin,T, to strike against the ring-cap E and raise the rod Q frointhenotches in the straps P, allowing the bucket to expand and dropping thecharge of fuel into the cylinder I.

In using the burner the hay or straw is packed into the feed-bucket O byhand, and -when the fire is to be started or replenished hooked uponknobs or hooks V, attached'to' the opposite sides of the top of the saidbucket, as shown in Fig. 3.

In the upper part of the cylinder B is formed an opening, with which isconnected the smokepipe W, to conduct the smoke and other gaseousproducts of combustion to the chimney.

The top of the The bucket O is provided I have described my improvementas applied'to a heating-stove, but do not limit myself to that use, asit can be applied with equal advantage to a cooking-stove.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The outer and inner cylinders, B I, thelatter'supported on cross-bars H of the former, in combination with theflanged cap E, having inner and outer covers, F G, pivoted thereto, asshown and described.

2. In a hay and straw burning stove, an expansible fuel-bucket, 0, madesubstantially as herein shown and described, and consisting of acylinder which is capable of being expanded after its introductionwithin the fire-chamber,

so as to discharge the fuel, as set forth.

3. In a hay and straw burning stove, the combination, with theexpansible bucket O, of the notched straps P and the sliding lock-rodQ,,substa-ntially as herein shown and described, whereby the bucket canbe readily fastened and unfastened, as set forth.

4. In a hay and straw burning stove, the combination, with thebucket-locking rod Q, of the projecting pin T, substantially as hereinshown and described, to strike against the top of the stove, unlock thebucket automatically,

and discharge the fuel when the filled bucket isinserted in the stove,as set forth.

WILLIAM TEEPLE.

Witnesses G. SEDGWIOK, J H. SCARBOROUGH.

